You mean gay as in happy?

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“Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants! Who’s obviously gay? Oh, like you can’t see!” Er … that’s right. Not content with villainizing live-action entertainment, conservative Christian groups are poking at a softer target, saying SpongeBob is little more than a brainwashing tool of gay-rights groups.

OK, so our underwater hero has camp cred among gay men, and he holds hands with Patrick the starfish. But as our 9th grade biology teacher, Ms.

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